Cahnces for Vanderbilt, Rice, Wash U?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm happy about my grades, but the main thing I'm worried about is my EC's. Sure, I have a lot, but it's basically a laundry list- it doesn't show a clear, focused passion for anything. Also, I didn't do much at all until 11th grade, and I haven't gotten to the state or national level in anything (save for band)</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] SAT II: Haven't taken yet, planning on doing so
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/430
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Stats (5) English Lang (5) APUSH (4) APWH (4) Bio (4) Psych
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs, 1 DC (Dual Credit), 2 electives
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):[/li]-6 years of marching band (sax section leader 12th)
-All-region band 11th-12th, State Solo and Ensemble 11th-12th
-10 years of piano, 20 or so minor awards
-Two independent research projects about music, about 65 hours each
-Lead instrument drive to give instruments to local band programs
-Lead music workshops at local day cares
-Ethnic/religious organization (president 10th-11th, secretary 12th)
-Boy Scouts/Eagle scout (senior patrol leader 11th-12th)
-Audio/Video committee at my church (director 11th-12th)
-State academic competition 11th-12th (team leader 12th)
-Key Club (Treasurer 10th)
-NHS, Mu Alpha Theta, NSHSS
-Psych club, Stat club, Risk club, Robotics I all mainly joined for fun and to meet people, no leadership roles</p>

<p>[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:
-100+ hours (Boy Scouts, local hospital, animal shelter, other projects)
[</em>] Summer Activities:
-2013 Boy's State
-Rotary Youth Leadership Awards
-Studied abroad in Italy, got credits
-Quuuuite a few summer programs at various colleges
[<em>] Essays: Should be really good, spending a lot of time on them
[</em>] Recommendations: My planned recommenders (is that a word?) love me, so they should be pretty nice
[li] Interview: Nope[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] School Type: Large public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Black
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Income Bracket: 75,000-100,000
[*] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, I guess? [/ul]</p>

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<p>Vandy: high match
Rice: high match
WashU: low reach</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>Are you serious?! Any university would LOVE a black person with a 34 on their ACT. (not to be racist, but in all seriousness). Your extracurriculars are amazing, they clearly show a deep passion for band and community service. Any of those schools are easily reachable for you.</p>

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<p>I disagree with you. You have a very strong passion for music, and you have great stats- I think you’d be competitive for all of the schools listed. Are you looking to be in any of the school bands? </p>

<p>WUSTL is where my son will be going this fall- you can improve your chances by showing interest by interviewing on campus if you’re able to or by attending an information session if they come to your area. </p>

<p>Best of luck!</p>